Editor says, what if the Second Jacobite Rising had restored the House of Stuart? Please note that the opinions expressed in this post do not necessarily reflect the views of the author(s). This story was published in the August 2012 edition of Changing the Times Magazine.

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Editor says, in reality the plot was betrayed to the government, and nine members were executed, though Barclay escaped to France.. In authoring this article we have repurposed content from Wikipedia and the Global Security Web Site.

Mike McIlvain commented on 2012-12-29 06:01:53 ~ Of course, Barclay swore that he would return to rule, which some say he did in banking and football sponsorship. But, on the serious side, England could have really suffered here.

Mark Taylor commented on 2012-12-29 11:04:30 ~ James II back until 1701-then James III.

Jeff Provine commented on 2013-01-01 17:42:56 ~ Wonder if a Stuart Britain would get as involved in German/European affairs, possibly skipping the Seven Years' War (and the resulting taxation of the colonies in the 1770s).